Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
April 14, 20 11
This letter is in response to your letter dated February 7, 201 1, requesting inform ation pursuant
to the Freedom of Information Act (FO IA), 5 U.S.C . § 552. Your request was received in this
office on February 14, 201 1. You requested any and all records from June 1,2010 to the present
of any contracts between Education and former Education Deputy Undersecretary Robert
Shireman.
Enclosed are 4 pages of documents responsive to yo ur request. The documents provided are :
However, certain informa tion has been withheld according to the FOIA exemption speci fied below:
1. Personal Information is withhel d under (b)(6) of the FOLA, 5 U. S.C. § 552(b)(6 ) and
Departmenta l Regu lation 34 CFR § 5.7I (a). Disclosu re of this information would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invas ion of personal privacy.
You have the right to appeal this decis ion by writing to the address below, 35 days from the date of this
letter. Your appeal should be accompanied by a copy of your initial letter of req uest and this denia l letter ,
and should contain any evidence or argument you wish the Department to consider in mak ing an
administrative determination on your appeal.
Appeal Address:
Or, you may complete the online FOIA appeal form, located at:
hnp://www .ed.gov/policy/gen/le glfoialfoia ap~.<!1 form l.html
If you have any questions, please contact the FOIA Service Center (FSC) at (202) 40 1.8365 or
EDFOIAManager@ed.gov.
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FOIA Public Liaison, OMIRIMS
Enclosure
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DATE: IJUDe 15. 2010
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TO: 'wm.... Tagprt, Okr Opo..ting 011""'0', FSA
FROM: i Irma B1aDdlott, ChId AdmiDiitratioD om«.
RAn ONAIiEtJtJSTIFlCAnON:
The P\lrpose of 1l11$ memorandum b te request approval of the - ppoinbT ent of Robeft
Shireman as a consultant in FSA. He would provide advice and oounse to the Chief
Operating Officer and other key FSA statr on customer experience matk'" as well as
consumer protection, We would eIfect the COIlSUItant appoinlmenl immeJialely following hb
departure from his current position as Deputy Underseemary in the Olfi '" of the Under
Secrelary. So he could retain his federal benefits, He woold serve on ar. Intermittent basis -
not to exceed 130 days in a calendaryear, "'" you know. Bob is a I'llCO!; nized expert on
. tudent loan matlers and would be an excellent source of advice.
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We are attaChing the consultantdcx:uments and his resume. His paywi 'l be at the as 15
step 10 equivalent level of $74,51 pet hour.
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In approvin ~ the appointment of this consultant/expert, I have considered the requirmtents of law.
relevant decisions Ofthll ComptrollerGcnenLI, and Office of Personnel Mana.gemcnl and Depetment
policies mtd instructions. More specirlCally, I have serisfled myself thar:
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1. ~the services of the individual are essential foreffective program manage! menr
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2. 'the duties to be performed are those of(checl< one)
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i_ an expert (that is.. they requ~ a high level of expertise not evaileb'e in the re&'Ular work
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~-time (the individual will work on a regularly scheduled part-ti:ne tour of duty)
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Lx_ imermittent (the individual will work without a regul:uly schedvled tour of duty)
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ithe appropriate appointment authoril)' ls being used
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7. the record of appointment has been clearly documented to show the serv-ces to be performed
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the specialqualifICAtions of the appointee which relate spe-eifieally tn thC$C services
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8. ~ statement or empl~cnt and financial interest.. has been obtained and it has been
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